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The '''Book of Magnus''' (sometimes called the '''Book of the Thousand Sons''') is a monumental tome of sorcery compiled by [[Magnus the Red]] from the arcane lore he gathered from all across the galaxy during the [[Great Crusade]]. The original still exists within the library of the [[daemon-primarch]] Magnus, on the [[Planet of the Sorcerers]], while a copy is said to reside in the [[Black Library of Chaos]].{{Fn|2}} | The '''Book of Magnus''' (sometimes called the '''Book of the Thousand Sons''') is a monumental tome of sorcery compiled by [[Magnus the Red]] from the arcane lore he gathered from all across the galaxy during the [[Great Crusade]]. The original still exists within the library of the [[daemon-primarch]] Magnus, on the [[Planet of the Sorcerers]], while a copy is said to reside in the [[Black Library of Chaos]].{{Fn|2}} | ||
| − | Before the Heresy, [[Ahzek Ahriman]], as [[Chief Librarian]] of the [[Thousand Sons]], sharing his Primarch's obsession with arcane knowledge, had come to be keeper of the book.{{Fn| | + | Before the Heresy, [[Ahzek Ahriman]], as [[Chief Librarian]] of the [[Thousand Sons]], sharing his Primarch's obsession with arcane knowledge, had come to be keeper of the book.{{Fn|1x}} |
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==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
''"The ancient knights' quest for the Grail, the alchemists' search for the Stone of the Philosophers, all were part of the Great Work and therefore endless. Success only opens up new avenues of brilliant possibility. Such a task is eternal and its joys without bounds; for the whole universe and all its wonders...what is it but the infinite playground of the Crowned and Conquering Child, of the insatiable, the innocent, the ever-rejoicing heirs of the galaxy and eternity, whose name is Mankind?"''{{Fn|1a}} | ''"The ancient knights' quest for the Grail, the alchemists' search for the Stone of the Philosophers, all were part of the Great Work and therefore endless. Success only opens up new avenues of brilliant possibility. Such a task is eternal and its joys without bounds; for the whole universe and all its wonders...what is it but the infinite playground of the Crowned and Conquering Child, of the insatiable, the innocent, the ever-rejoicing heirs of the galaxy and eternity, whose name is Mankind?"''{{Fn|1a}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*1: [[A Thousand Sons (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]] | *1: [[A Thousand Sons (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]] | ||
| − | **{{Endn|1a}}: | + | **{{Endn|1a}}: Frontspiece, pg. 8 |
| − | **{{Endn| | + | **{{Endn|1x}}: {{Cite This}} |
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned]], pg. 267 | *{{Endn|2}}: [[Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned]], pg. 267 | ||
[[Category:Chaos Artifacts]] | [[Category:Chaos Artifacts]] | ||
[[Category:Thousand Sons]] | [[Category:Thousand Sons]] | ||
Revision as of 05:04, 4 April 2014
The Book of Magnus (sometimes called the Book of the Thousand Sons) is a monumental tome of sorcery compiled by Magnus the Red from the arcane lore he gathered from all across the galaxy during the Great Crusade. The original still exists within the library of the daemon-primarch Magnus, on the Planet of the Sorcerers, while a copy is said to reside in the Black Library of Chaos.[2]
Before the Heresy, Ahzek Ahriman, as Chief Librarian of the Thousand Sons, sharing his Primarch's obsession with arcane knowledge, had come to be keeper of the book.[1x]
Quotes
"The ancient knights' quest for the Grail, the alchemists' search for the Stone of the Philosophers, all were part of the Great Work and therefore endless. Success only opens up new avenues of brilliant possibility. Such a task is eternal and its joys without bounds; for the whole universe and all its wonders...what is it but the infinite playground of the Crowned and Conquering Child, of the insatiable, the innocent, the ever-rejoicing heirs of the galaxy and eternity, whose name is Mankind?"[1a]
Sources
- 1: A Thousand Sons (Novel) by Graham McNeill
- 1a: Frontspiece, pg. 8
- 1x: [Needs Citation]
- 2: Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned, pg. 267
